Canadice Lake Fishing near Livonia, New York

• Overview

  New York holds Canadice Lake, in Ontario County. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. The water covers around 723 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Across our New York listings, few waters are bigger. Head to Livonia, 8.8 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Rochester, 30 miles away. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Canadice Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Ontario County include alewife, rock bass, white sucker, tessellated darter and johnny darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Canadice Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 22°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Canadice Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Canadice Lake Boat Launch is the mapped launch, some half a mile from here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Hemlock Lake is 2.1 miles distant. Where Canadice Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.